Attending Quote by Patricia Briggs

Read everything you can on writing. Join online forums and critique groups, go to conferences, get feedback, and learn, learn, learn!

— Chevy Stevens

I go to a lot of conferences and conventions to meet with readers directly.

— Sylvia Day

I don't have a whole bunch of literary connections. I don't write reviews or attend writer's conferences. I'm kind of shy and don't want…

— Susanna Kaysen

Listen to advice. You don't know how many writer's conferences I've taught at where at least half the audience fights all the conventions of…

— Jane Haddam

Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers

— Michael Morpurgo

Show people your stuff, listen carefully to their responses, but ultimately don't value anyone's opinion above your own. Be influenced by writers you dislike…

— Alex Garland

Write a lot. And finish what you write. Don't join writer's clubs and go sit around having coffee reading pieces of your manuscript to…

— Jerry Pournelle

Have fun, entertain yourself with your work, make yourself laugh and cry with your own stories, make yourself shiver in suspense along with your…

— Dean Koontz

Gather knowledge about the craft of writing. Immerse yourself in the art of it. Then write. Write yourself silly. Write yourself mad. Write yourself…

— Elizabeth George

I am not in touch with other writers. I don't have very much contact with other writers. I don't get invited to these things…

— Sandra Cisneros

Read as much as possible, especially the work of writers who most deeply affect you. Make those writers your family. Never wait for inspiration…

— Sigrid Nunez

If you are interested in writing, get out and live your life! Do a lot. See a lot. Keep your eyes and ears open.…

— Wendelin Van Draanen